The sixty-six books of the Bible only are
accepted as 'Divinely inspired' (God-breathed) and sacred. The others which do not
harmonize with the sacred cannon of our Bible are spurious and called as
'apocryphal'. They have been counterfeits and imitations all through history.

Our Lord attested the books of Moses, Psalms and the prophetical
books, in His discourse on the Emmaus road. Neither Jesus nor the apostles quoted from
any books of the Apocrypha. Quotations from the Old Testament and in particular, 'the
Pentateuch' (the first five books of Moses) provide the basis for all subsequent
revelations. The Apocryphal books, on the other hand, do not agree with these first books
of the Bible. It is the attempt of the devil to draw away ones faith in God's word which
is once for all delivered and needs no further revelation or addition. (Rev 22:18-19).
Therefore, the 'Apocryphal Books' find no place in the sacred cannon.

Cleansing of sins by giving alms find a place in 'Apocrypha'. It
means salvation is obtainable through 'works' and not by the 'blood of Christ'. Prayers
without confessing sins and getting pardon find a place in the 'Apocrypha'. Praying for
the dead is referred in Macabees. Similarly many contradictions are seen in the
'Apocryphal Books'. Therefore, the 'Apocrypha's ' is not from God.